Thought I would take a break from Seals, so here's a young male Leopard out for a nice stroll, early morning around 7.40am.
The angle is still a little steep for me, but he kept criss crossing the path and so it was hard to judge at times his movements/position, plus we had another jeep mirroring our tactics in shooting him which was a little annoying. A little battle scarred with recent cuts to the tip of the nose and front paws.
As I've said before, like Tigers or any big cat, they use these roads as much as we do, it's softer for them and adds to their stealth as the soft sand mutes any sound of movement, ideal for stalking, tyre tracks are inevitable so you live with it, not ideal, but...
Thanks for either viewing or commenting on the previous image.
Steve
Subject: Leopard (Panthera pardus) young male Leopard walking on a sandy road
Location: SA
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/5.6 ISO2500
Original format: Portrait, very slight crop from the top
Processed: LR6 2015 & PS CC2015
Shot taken: 7.40am








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